Talent Strategy and Insights Director

GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems. Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines.

Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.


Position Summary

The Director of Talent Strategy and Insights is responsible for shaping and executing a forward-looking talent strategy that enables business growth and workforce agility. This role leverages AI, analytics, and innovative technologies to drive succession health and organizational capability integrated with our skills strategy. The role will drive succession planning, pipeline development, early talent, and global talent processes. The role holder will act as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, leveraging insights and external best practices to shape innovative, high-impact talent solutions that strengthen leadership pipelines and organizational agility.

Key Responsibilities:

Talent Strategy and Succession Management

• Design and shape enterprise-wide talent strategy aligned to future business needs and capability shifts.

• Partner with business leaders and HRBPs to identify talent risks, opportunities, and interventions to shape and develop bespoke and enterprise solutions where appropriate.

• Oversee succession planning for critical enterprise roles, using AI to assess pipeline strength and readiness.

• Lead the strategy and design of key talent acceleration programmes (for executive and emerging talent pools)

Talent Intelligence

• Build and use Talent Intelligence to enhance succession planning, leadership readiness, and capability building by leveraging AI and analytics.

• Using established external networks, benchmark internal talent data against external market trends to inform strategic talent decisions.

Internal Mobility & Talent Flow

• Design and implement enterprise-wide internal mobility approach to unlock career growth and workforce agility.

• Partner with HR business leaders and Talent acquisition to embed mobility into talent planning processes.

Early in Career Approach

• Lead the strategic design and framework of the early talent agenda, including graduates, interns, and apprentices integrating it into the broader skills agenda to support long-term growth.

• Use AI and predictive analytics to identify future skill needs and inform early talent pipeline development.

• Monitor performance, retention, and progression of early talent cohorts to inform continuous improvement and investment.

Operational Excellence & Enablement

• Ensure high-quality delivery of enterprise talent projects, including budget oversight, communication planning, and business-led implementation.

• Oversee talent processes, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities.

• Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations related to talent data and planning

Stakeholder Engagement & Advisory

• Act as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, shaping and embedding talent solutions into transformation initiatives.

• Prepare executive-level reporting and presentations for talent boards and governance forums.

External Innovation & Partnerships 

• Collaborate with external experts and partners to bring cutting-edge practices and technologies into GSK's talent ecosystem.

Why You!

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field;.

• Significant experience in talent management, workforce planning, or organizational development roles, with experience in leadership positions.

• Proven track record of driving succession planning, talent assessments, and governance frameworks at a strategic level.

• Worked in a Global matrix organisation

• Delivered interventions from concept through to implementation and impact measurement

• Business value first mindset

• End to end project management

Key Skills

• Strategic & Analytical Expertise: Apply AI and data analytics to workforce planning and talent management; interpret complex data to inform actionable strategies; leverage assessment and succession tools to guide decisions.

• Future-Focused Innovation: Anticipate emerging workforce challenges and design forward-looking talent solutions aligned with technological and organizational shifts.

• Leadership & Collaboration: Influence senior stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams to drive alignment, accountability, and excellence across talent initiatives.

• Navigating Ambiguity: Operate effectively in dynamic environments, adapting frameworks to evolving business needs and external trends.

• Independent Execution: Own and deliver enterprise-level talent initiatives with minimal oversight, balancing strategic vision with operational discipline.

Interested in Joining the Team?

Please apply via our online portal providing your CV and Cover Letter.

(Please take a personal copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available online post closure of the advert)

Closing Date: CoP 30th October 2025

This role is hybrid, with a mix of on-site and remote working. We encourage you to apply if you are excited about this opportunity and meet the qualifications. Join us to make a difference and grow your career at GSK!

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK

Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

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